Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE UNFOLDING WILL, by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER First Line: I spake; lo, my voice was heard in cathay Last Line: To man's dominating will. Subject(s): Future; Hope; Optimism | ||||||||
I spake; lo, my voice was heard in Cathay, Oh, strange are the deeds of men! A dream from the past fulfilled, And a voice called out from that Far-a-way And answered me again Ere my own word-tones were stilled, Now the harnessed waves of the air-seas teem With the spoken thought of man, Oh, the great round world is small, No more shall men laugh at a poet's dream Since Mind has bridged the span That has separated all. And I've dreamed of the time that shall surely come, Whether in my day or not, All despite the skeptic's doubt, When the ether space as a medium Will carry our earnest thought To the planets round about. And I've dreamed beside of a future year When the visions of men are keen And Space shall its curtains raise, When the eye shall hold the far-friend near And the distant lands be seen, Yes, worlds by our finite gaze! If the up-start clay hath dreamed and won Far more than mere dreams give rein, And the Earth holds secrets still, As sure as there's light in the constant sun So sure shall all things be plain To man's dominating will. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOPE IS NOT FOR THE WISE by ROBINSON JEFFERS SONNET by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SONNET: 9. HOPE by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT by DEREK MAHON A DROP OF INK by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER |
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